Tim Banks is the CEO of APM, a Canada wide construction and property development company, with its head office in Charlottetown, PEI. My family has lived on PEI for over eight generations and I was born at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside, PEI. I am hoping someone will soon develop a blood test to authenticate when you actually become an "Islander" as I am still having problems explaining where I'm from?

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Frank's officially out of the race and that could be bad news for the Liberal Party. Everyone was holding back announcing their candidacy because there were some great rumours circulating that Frank was seriously considering taking a run for it and "others" chances might not be that good with Frank in the race. But my guess is that in the end it really boiled down to what his "bride" said. I can't blame her for putting her foot down. After the many years staying at home, raising a family, while he was in politics and then experience the good fortune of Frank's recent pursuits (not the least of jet setting around) and it would be pretty had to go back to the thankless job of politics. I can just imagine telling my "bride" that I was going to give up all the "stress and personal slanders" of my business and head back to a life of golf. Once she figured out it would mean less money and me around the house more, I'd probably be "told" exactly (like Frank) what my future would be. It's back to work boys with my marching orders, someone got to do it.....McKenna rejects Liberal leadership bidThe Canadian PressOTTAWA — Rebuilding the federal Liberals and restoring the party to a majority government will take more time than he’s ready to give, Frank McKenna said Tuesday. The 60-year-old former New Brunswick premier formally ruled himself out of the leadership race to replace Stephen Dion. “The challenge of winning the leadership, restoring the health of the Liberal party and returning a Liberal majority government requires a longer time commitment than I am prepared to make,” McKenna said in a news release. “There will be an ample number of well-qualified candidates to do this important work.” McKenna has twice been touted in Liberal circles as the heir apparent to the party throne. But Canada’s former ambassador to the United States declined to run in the 2006 race that elected Dion as a dark horse choice from a wide field. Now, despite a widespread draft-McKenna movement, he’s declining again. “Although I have been deeply moved by expressions of support for me from across the country, I have not been persuaded to change my long-standing resolve to exit public life for good,” he said. The only declared candidate is New Brunswick MP Dominic LeBlanc, the son of former governor general Romeo LeBlanc. Several others, including former deputy prime minister John Manley, have said they are putting out feelers before making a decision on running.